Apparatus for the treatment of refractory water.



PATENTED MAY 21,1907.

V 11. T. WEAVER. APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY WATER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25. 1906.

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APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY WATER.

, APPLICATION FILED SEP'LZS. 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEroE.

ROBERT T. WEAVER, OF WEEHAWKEN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO JOSEPHSCHNEIBLE, OF WEEHAWKEN, NEWV JERSEY.

APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY WATER- Specification ofLetters Patent.

l'atented May 21, 1907.

Application filed September 25, 1906. Serial No. 386,156.

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Be it known that I, RoBEnTT. WEAVER, a citizen of the United States,residing in T/Veehawken, in the county of Hudson and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatusfor the Treatment of Refractory ater, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forminga part hereof.

This invention relates to apparatus for adding to refractory watersubstances which will prevent the concretion of mineral constituentswhich might otherwise form scale upon the walls of the containing vesselor conductor, as fully set forth in Letters Patent of the United StatesNo. 820,524 granted May 15, 1906, to Joseph Schneible. Apparatus of thecharacter of that disclosed in the said patent operates satisfactorilyunder most conditions of use, but in some cases, particularly where thevolume of water moving toward the boiler is insufficient to operate aturbine, as disclosed in said patent, as in locomotive boilers and othermoving boilers, it may be desirable to utilize the movement of theboiler for the purpose of effecting the addition of the desiredsubstance to the water.

Accordingly it is the object of this invention to produce an apparatusof the character shown which shall be caused to operate through themovement of the boiler or of the support upon which the apparatus ismount' ed. Preferably the apparatus comprises. a freely moving body,properly supported, such as a pendulum, for example, the movements ofwhich, under the influence of the os cillations of the boiler or othersupport for the apparatus, are made to effect the addition of thedesired substance to the water on its way to the boiler.

The invention will be more fully explained hereinafter with reference tothe accompanying drawings in which, for the purpose of 8X- planation andillustration of its nature, the invention is shown as embodied indifferent forms.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a view in ver tical central section of oneform of the improved apparatus, the movable part or pendulum and a valveconnected therewith being shown in elevation. Figs. 2 and 3 are detailviews showing different constructions of the bottom of the hopper orcontainer for the talc or other suitable material employed. Figs. 4 and5 are detail views showingdifi'erent constructions of the disintegratorwhich may be employed. Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views of the valve shownin F ig. 1. Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing a slightlydifferent embodiment.

In the embodiment of the invention repre sented in Figs. 17 of thedrawings the apparatus comprises a suitable vessel (1 having, ifdesired, an extension 5 and a cap 0 and provided, preferably near itsbottom, with an inlet connection (1 and an outlet connectione for thepassage of the water on its way to the boiler and, in the bottom, acleaning out plug f. "Seated in the vessel (1 is a container g toreceive and support the talc or other material which is to be added tothe water on its way to the boiler in relatively small quantities and ina finely divided condition, the tale as supplied to the container beingmore or less coarsely divided, like broken stone. The container, asshown in Fig. 1, is, in shape, like an inverted truncated cone and hasin its bottom or lower end one or more openings 7L through which thetalc or other material may project somewhat and having also, if desired,slotted openings in its sides to permit a free circulation of waterthrough the material supported by it. Below the funnel or container 9 issupported a freely movable body 7c, adapted to move or oscillate underthe influence of the movements or oscillations of the moving boiler ormoving frame upon which the apparatus is mounted. As shown, this freelymoving body is a pendulum swung from a suitable bearing Z on a cross-barm preferably mounted to swing in bearings n so as to give greaterfreedom of movement to the moving body 7c while sup porting it in acentral position. The moving body 7c is made to actuate a device which,as it moves, removes, in a finely divided condition, a small quantity ofthe talc or other material supported in the container g, and adds it orpermits it to be added to the water Ice in the vessel a on its way tothe boiler or is standing still may be desired, the movesuitably formedto disintegrate the material I which projects through the opening it inthe bottom of the container 9. 'l he head 0 may also be provided withopenings such as slots q, as shown in Fig. 4, or round holes 9, as shownin Fig. 5, to permit the passage of water and of the finely dividedparticles of the material employed.

It will now be understood that when the locomotive or other carrier forthe improved apparatus is in motion, the body is will move or oscillatemore or less, under the tinfluence of the movements of the support, andwill cause the head 0 to rub OH, in a finely divided condition, smallquantities of the talc projecting through the openings in the container9 and permit them to be added to the water in the vessel on its way tothe boiler or other receptacle or conductor. As talc or whatevermaterial is employed is re uired to be added to the water in very smalquantities only and not in any precise proportion, it will be evidentthat according to the character of the material used, the size of theopenings in the bottom of the container, and the character of thedisintegrating or grinding surface of the head 0, the proper quantity ofmaterial to be added to the water in a given time can be provided for.

As provision for adding material to the water when the locomotive orother carrier ment of the water may be made to effect the separationfrom the main mass of the proper quantity of finely divided material, asdisclosed in said Letters Patent. The particular means which may beemployed to advantage in connection with a movable body, as disclosedherein, may comprise, as shown, a valve or flapper r hung over the inletcl and connected by a link 8 with the movable body 70. The inflow of thewater, particularly when it comes from a pulsating pump, will vibratethe valve or flapper r somewhat and impart suflicient' movement to thedisintegrator 0 to cause it to perform its function at least to someextent, although this device might not be sufficient of itself to supplythe proper quantity of material for an extended period of time.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. 8, the mode ofoperation is the same as already described, but the form of theapparatus is slightly different. In this case, the vessel a is providedwith a cover 0, an inlet (1 and an outlet 6 as before. Justbelow theplane of the inlet and outlet pipes the vessel a is provided with aflange a to receive snugly the imperforate sleeve-like eX- tension 9 ofthe container g for the talc or other material employed. The upper portion of the container is slotted, as at g to permit the free flow of thewater through the material therein and is preferably tapered somewhat,as shown, to permit circulation of the water between the same and thewalls of the vessel (1 The bottom 9 of the container is provided with aseat g for the spherical enlargement or head g of the pendulum 7c, andthe head may be provided with teeth, as at 9 or otherwise formed tocause a separation of slight movement of the grinder is necessary andscarcely more is required than that the talc shall be gently disturbedso that the rubbing of one piece against another shall separate fineparticles in suflicient quantity.

It will be understood that the particular forms of apparatus shown anddescribed herein are but convenient embodiments of the invention andthat details of construction and arrangement may be varied withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. An apparatus for the treatment of re fractory water, comprising acontainer for the material to be added to the water, a movable bodyadapted to move under the influence of the movements of the support forthe apparatus, and a device operatively connected with the movable bodyfor causing the separation from the mass of small quantities of thematerial in a finely divided condition.

2. An apparatus for the treatment of refractory water, comprising avessel having an inlet and an outlet for the water, a container for thematerial. to be added to the water supported in said vessel, a movablebody.

adapted to move under the influence of the movements of the support forthe apparatus, and a device operatively connected with the movable bodyfor causing the separation from the mass of small quantities of thematerial in a finely divided condition and the addition of the same tothe water in the vessel.

3. An apparatus for the treatment of refractory water, comprising avessel having an inlet and an outlet for the water, a container for thematerial to be added to the water supported in said vessel, a movablebody mounted in said vessel and adapted to move under the influence ofthe movements of the support for the apparatus, and a device operativelyconnected with the movable body for causing the separation from the massof small quantities of the material in a finely divided condition andthe addition of the same to the water in the vessel.

4. An apparatus for the treatment of refractory water, comprising avessel having an inlet and an outlet for the water, acontainer for thematerial to be added to the Water, a pendulum mounted within the vesseland a device operatively connected with the pendulum for causing theseparation from the mass of small quantities of the material in a finelydivided condition.

5. An apparatus for the treatment of refractory water, comprisin acontainer adapted to receive, in. a relatively coarse condition, thematerial to be added to the water, and having openings through whichsuch material may project, a movable body adapted to move under theinfluence of the movements of the support for the apparatus, and agrinder operatively connected with the movable'body and adapted to actupon the material projecting from the container to separate the materialtherefrom in small quantities and in a finely divided condition.

6. An apparatus for the treatment of reiractory Water, comprising acontainer for the material to be added to the water and having openingsthrough which such material may project, a pendulum adapted to moveunder the influence of the movements.

of the support for the apparatus, and a grinder operatively connectedwith the movable body and adapted to act upon the material projectingfrom the container to separate the material therefrom in smallquantities and in a finely divided condition.

7. An apparatus for the treatment of re -fractory water, comprising avessel having an inlet and an outlet for the water, a container for thematerial, in a relatively coarse condition, to be added to the watermounted in said vessel and having openings through which the materialmay project, a movable body supported in the vessel and adapted to moveunder the influence of the movements of the support for the apparatus,and

8. An apparatus for the treatment of refractory Water, comprising avessel having an inlet and an outlet for the water, a container for thematerial, in a relatively coarse condition, to be added to the watermounted in said vessel and having openings through which the materialmay project, a pendulum supported in the vessel and adapted to moveunder the influence of the movements of the support for the apparatus,and a grinder operatively connected with the pendulum and adapted to actupon the material projecting from the container to remove materialtherefrom in small quantities and in a finely divided condition.

9. An apparatus for the treatment of refractory water, comprising avessel having an inlet and an outlet for the water, a container for thematerial to be added to the Water, a device adapted to cause theseparation from the mass of small quantities of the material in a finelydivided condition, and a valve or flapper adapted to be vibrated by theincoming water and operatively connected with said device.

10. An apparatus for the treatment of refractory Water, comprising avessel having an inlet and an outlet for the water, a con tainer for thematerial to be added to the water and mounted in said vessel, a pendulumadapted to move under the influence of the movements of the support forthe apparatus also mounted in said vessel, a grinder operativelyconnected with the pendulum and adapted to separate material from themass in small quantities and in a finely divided condition, and a valveor flapper adapted to be vibrated by the incoming water and. operativelyconnected with said device.

This specification signed and witnessed this fifteenth day of September,A. D., 1906.

ROBERT T. WEAVER.

Signed in the presence of:

VIM. A. NEAL, BERTRA'M W. W'ELLs.

